10 Letter Words for Arrestment
arrestment
9 Letter Words for Arrestment
natterers, ratteners, smatterer, tetramers
8 Letter Words for Arrestment
entreats, masterer, natterer, ratement, ratteens, rattener, remanets, remaster, restream, retrates, retreats, steerman, streamer, stretman, stretmen, teamster, terranes, tetramer, tranters, treaters
7 Letter Words for Arrestment
amenest, armrest, artsmen, earners, earnest, eastern, emerant, enstate, entames, entreat, errants, estreat, martens, martnet, matster, matters, meaners, meanest, metates, metreta, natters, nearest, neatest, netters, ranters, rantree, ratteen, rattens, ratters, reamers, reearns, remanet, remates, remeant, renames, renters, rerents, restant, restart, restate, retaste, reteams, retears, retrate, retreat, sarment, serment, serrate, smarten, smarter, smatter, smearer, starter, steamer, stenter, sterner, tamenes, tarente, teamers, tearers, tenters, termers, ternate, terrane, terrets, testern, tetrane, tranter, treater, treeman, tremens
6 Letter Words for Arrestment
amener, aments, antres, aretes, arette, aretts, armers, armets, arrent, arrest, arrets, asteer, astern, astert, astrer, attern, atterr, earner, easter, eaters, emeras, enarme, enarms, enates, enemas, ensate, enseam, ensear, enseat, enstar, entame, entera, enters, entrer, eraser, ernest, errant, estate, manser, manter, mantes, marree, marten, martes, master, maters, matter, mattes, meaner, meanes, meares, merest, meseta, mester, metate, meters, metran, mettar, namers, natter, nearer, neater, nester, netter, ramees, ramens, rament, ramets, ranees, ranter, rarest, raster, rateen, raters, ratten, ratter, reamer, reames, rearms, reates, reearn, reetam, remans, remast, remate, remens, rename, renate, renter, rentes, rerate, rerent, reseam, reseat, resent, restem, rester, retame, retare, reteam, retear, retems, retent, retest, retter, saeter, santee, sateen, seamen, seamer, searer, seater, sement, senate, serena, serran, setnet, setter, snarer, stamen, staree, starer, stater, steane, steare, stenar, strate, stream, streen, street, strene, strent, tamers, tamest, tarres, tarten, tarter, tasten, taster, taters, teamer, tearer, teaser, teetan, temser, tenets, tenser, tenter, terman, termen, termer, termes, ternar, terner, ternes, terran, terras, terret, terser, testar, tester, tetras, transe, trants, treasr, treats, treens, tremas
5 Letter Words for Arrestment
ameen, amene, amens, ament, anser, antes, antre, arent, arere, arest, arete, arets, arett, armer, armet, arnee, arret, arter, aster, astre, atees, atren, atter, earns, earst, easer, eaten, eater, emane, enarm, enate, enema, enets, entea, enter, entre, entte, erase, ernes, ester, estre, etens, etnas, manes, manet, manse, mares, marse, marts, maser, mater, mates, matte, meane, means, meant, meare, mease, meats, meers, meets, menat, menes, mensa, mense, menta, merer, meres, merse, mesne, metae, metas, meter, metes, metra, mster, namer, names, nares, narre, nates, nears, neats, neems, nemas, nerts, neter, netes, ramee, ramen, ramet, ranee, rants, rares, rasen, raser, rater, rates, reame, reams, reans, rearm, rears, reast, reate, reens, reest, reman, remen, remet, renet, rente, rents, reran, resat, reset, restr, retan, retar, retem, retes, samen, saner, satem, seame, seare, semen, senam, sente, serer, serra, serre, serta, setae, smart, smear, smeer, snare, sneer, stane, stare, starn, starr, start, state, steam, stean, stear, steem, steen, steer, stema, steme, stent, stere, stern, stert, strae, stram, tamer, tames, tares, tarns, tarre, tarse, tarte, tarts, taser, taste, tater, tates, teams, tears, teart, tease, teats, teems, teens, teers, teest, teman, temes, temse, tenes, tenet, tense, tents, teras, terma, terms, terna, terne, terns, terra, terre, terrs, terse, terts, testa, teste, tetra, trame, trams, trans, trant, trats, treas, treat, treen, trees, trest, tsere
4 Letter Words for Arrestment
amen, anes, anet, anre, ante, ants, aren, ares, aret, arms, arte, arts, asem, astr, ates, atte, attn, eans, earn, ears, ease, east, eats, emer, emes, enam, enes, ense, entr, eras, erat, erer, eres, erme, erne, erns, errs, erse, erst, esne, etas, etat, eten, etna, maes, mane, mans, mant, mare, mars, mart, mase, mast, mate, mats, mean, mear, meas, meat, meer, meet, mene, mens, ment, mere, mesa, mese, mest, meta, mete, mets, mnas, mrna, name, nams, nare, narr, nast, natr, nats, near, neat, neem, neer, neet, nema, nese, nest, nete, nets, rame, rams, rane, rant, rare, rast, rate, rats, ream, rean, rear, reem, reen, rees, reet, rems, rent, rest, rete, rets, same, sane, sant, sare, sart, sate, seam, sean, sear, seat, seem, seen, seer, seme, sena, sene, sent, sere, serr, sert, seta, sett, smee, snar, snee, stam, star, stat, stem, sten, ster, stet, stra, stre, taen, tame, tams, tane, tans, tare, tarn, tarr, tars, tart, tate, tats, team, tean, tear, teas, teat, teem, teen, teer, tees, teet, teme, tems, tene, tens, tent, tera, term, tern, terr, test, tete, tets, tram, trat, tree, tres, tret, trna
3 Letter Words for Arrestment
aer, aes, ame, amt, ane, ans, ant, are, arm, arn, arr, ars, art, ase, ast, ate, atm, att, eam, ean, ear, eas, eat, een, eer, eme, ems, ene, ens, era, ere, ern, err, ers, ert, ese, esm, esr, est, eta, mae, man, mar, mas, mat, mea, mee, men, mer, mes, met, mna, mrs, mst, mtn, mts, nae, nam, nar, nas, nat, nea, nee, net, ram, ran, ras, rat, rea, ree, rem, res, rms, rna, rte, sam, san, sar, sat, sea, see, sem, sen, ser, set, sma, sta, stm, str, tam, tan, tar, tas, tat, tea, tee, tem, ten, ter, tes, tet, tnt, tra, trm, trs, trt, tst
Definitions for Arrestment
[1] to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
[2] to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage: The loud noise arrested our attention.
[3] to check the course of; stop; slow down: to arrest progress.
[4] Medicine/Medical . to control or stop the active progress of (a disease): The new drug did not arrest the cancer.
[5] the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
[6] any seizure or taking by force.
[7] an act of stopping or the state of being stopped: the arrest of tooth decay.
[8] Machinery . any device for stopping machinery; stop.
[9] under arrest , in custody of the police or other legal authorities: They placed the suspect under arrest at the scene of the crime.
[10] Scots law the seizure of money or property to prevent a debtor paying one creditor in advance of another
[11] to deprive (a person) of liberty by taking him into custody, esp under lawful authority
[12] to seize (a ship) under lawful authority
[13] to slow or stop the development or progress of (a disease, growth, etc)
[14] to catch and hold (one's attention, sight, etc)
[15] arrest judgment law to stay proceedings after a verdict, on the grounds of error or possible error
[16] can't get arrested informal (of a performer) is unrecognized and unsuccessful he can't get arrested here but is a megastar in the States
[17] the act of taking a person into custody, esp under lawful authority
[18] the act of seizing and holding a ship under lawful authority
[19] the state of being held, esp under lawful authority under arrest
[20] Also called: arrestation (ˌærɛsˈteɪʃən ) the slowing or stopping of the development or progress of something
[21] the stopping or sudden cessation of motion of something a cardiac arrest
Words nearby Arrestment
arrestarrayal, arrearage, arrears, arrector, arrenotoky, arrest, arrest of judgment, arrestable, arrestant, arrestee, arrester
Origin of Arrestment
1275–1325; (v.) Middle English aresten < Anglo-French, Middle French arester, < Vulgar Latin *arrestāre to stop (see ar-, rest2); (noun) Middle English arest(e ) < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of v.
Other words from Arrestment
ar·rest·a·ble , adjective
ar·rest·ment , noun
post·ar·rest , adjective
pre·ar·rest , verb (used with object)
pre·ar·rest·ment , noun
re·ar·rest , verb (used with object), noun
un·ar·rest·a·ble , adjective
un·ar·rest·ed , adjective
Word origin for Arrestment
C14: from Old French arester, from Vulgar Latin arrestāre (unattested), from Latin ad at, to + restāre to stand firm, stop
